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TRAVEL THE WORLD - NORTON ST. PHILIP, UK
The village of Norton St. Philip in Somerset is famous for its association with the Monmouth Rebellion. The George Inn, photographed in 1997, is quite typical of many large inns we've seen in England. In the basement of the inn, we had a beer in the small pub which could easily at one time have been a dungeon. It had a very low, curved ceiling, and was dimly lit with walls of ancient brick. Just before this at dusk, we had viewed a re-enactment of a battle that took place here during the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685. The waiter in the pub told us that at that time the Duke of Monmouth had been a guest at the inn and while there had narrowly escaped being shot by a musket ball. For us, this inn will always be a place that is steeped in history. 
The village of Norton St. Philip in Somerset is famous for its association with the Monmouth Rebellion. The George Inn, photographed in 1997, is quite typical of many large inns we've seen in England. In the basement of the inn, we had a beer in the small pub which could easily at one time have been a dungeon. It had a very low, curved ceiling, and was dimly lit with walls of ancient brick. Just before this at dusk, we had viewed a re-enactment of a battle that took place here during the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685. The waiter in the pub told us that at that time the Duke of Monmouth had been a guest at the inn and while there had narrowly escaped being shot by a musket ball. For us, this inn will always be a place that is steeped in history. 
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